Robbie Fairchild and Vincenzo di Primo. Photo: Dane DuPuis
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Co-commission with New York City Center
Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence Robbie Fairchild shares an in-process presentation of his new dance-theater work, Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
Lord Chamberlain’s Men is a dance-theater work inspired by Shakespeare’s sonnets and the origin story of Romeo & Juliet; engaging themes of identity, forbidden love, and sexual longing that resonate throughout Shakespeare’s writing. Created in collaboration with co-director and choreographer Sonya Tayeh and creative producer Christopher Wheeldon, the work combines movement, text, and electro-acoustic music to build a theatrical landscape where storytelling and choreography intersect.
The in-process presentation will be followed by a conversation with the artists about the development of the work and their collaborative process.
Co-Directors/Choreographers: Robbie Fairchild & Sonya Tayeh
Creative Consultant: Christopher Wheeldon, OBE
Book Writer: Rick Elice
Music Arranger: Sean Peter Forte
Electronic Composer: Ben Waters
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Robbie Fairchild
Robbie Fairchild is an acclaimed actor and dancer whose career spans Broadway, the West End, film, and television. He now stars in Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s "ÉTOILE" on Amazon Prime Video, alongside Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Fairchild made his Tony-nominated Broadway debut in 2015 as Jerry Mulligan in An American in Paris, earning Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Theatre World, National Dance, and Astaire Awards, plus Evening Standard and Drama League nominations, and later reprised the role in London’s West End. From 2009–2017, he was a Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet dancing Balanchine, Robbin’s, Wheeldon, Ratmansky, Justin Peck, McGregor. Other stage credits include The Artist, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Brigadoon, Oklahoma!, A Chorus Line, and Kiss Me, Kate. Screen credits include Tom Hooper’s "Cats," Netflix’s "Soundtrack," Fox’s "Mixtape," "Julie’s Greenroom," "The Chaperone," NY Philharmonic’s Carousel, "NY Export: Opus Jazz," and "Dancing With The Stars."
Sponsors
Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence Principal Sponsor:
Kathy Rayner in memory of her husband, Billy Rayner
Performing Arts programs are supported by 2026 season sponsors Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, with additional lead support from Henry and Peggy Schleiff, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, Monica and Peter Tessler, and Vital Projects Fund.
Guild Hall’s Performing Arts programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Dance programming is supported by Principal Sponsor SHS Foundation, with additional support provided by Bonita and Kevin Stewart.
Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Bonnie and Joel Bergstein, Gene Bernstein and Kathy Walsh, Amy Cooney and Marty Feinman, John and Joan D’Addario, Suzanne and John Golden, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Steve and Susan Pesner and Peace, in memory of Michéle Pesner, whose entire life was devoted to all aspects of culture, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, Stacey and Oliver Stanton, and Susi and Peter Wunsch.
Learning + New Works programs are supported in part by funding from Bobbie Braun -The Neuwirth Foundation, the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Endowment Fund, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and additional support by Collegiate Gateway and Vital Projects Fund.
Additional support provided by Friends of Learning + New Works: Toni and Seth Bernstein, Julie Raynor Gross, Stephanie Joyce and Jim Vos, S. Kutler Foundation, N. Glickberg, D. Glickberg, and J. Abrahams, and Barbara Toll.